SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Environmentalism, United Farm Workers, Jim Crow Laws

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: Thomas Macias

Document Summary

Race - physical variations in human bodies that are socially significant. Ethnicity - learned culture and customs of a given community. Us racial groups - whites (non-hispanic), blacks/african americans, native. Against the law in france for govt to ask what your race is. Blacks were the numerical majority in mississippi and south carolina up to the early. Hispanos have been the numerical majority in new mexico. Whites are a numerical minority in california. There are physical differences within the human population. Racial formation is the socio-historical process through which meaningful categories are formulated. Or, race is human history mappen on our skin and appearance. Racialization - social meaning attributed to racial differences (tied to material wealth) Colonialism - extraction of natural resources, land, etc. Slavery - race permits exploitation of human beings during enlightened times. The racial state - institutions of govt that enforce race relations. Social movements may oppose the racial state with varying levels of success.